SCOTLAND.
The Scottish Pilot says—" A rumour has been current in Leith for the last two days, that Mr. Rutherford will be immediately raised to the bench in room of Lord Jeffrey, whose declining health has rendered him unable to perform the duties of the bench. In anticipation of this, the Tory hangers-on and canvassers have been busy soliciting votes ; but for whom, they cannot or will not tell." The Scotsman avers that this statement is untrue : it is extremely improbable that Mr. Ruther- ford would succeed Lord Jeffrey.
The Edinburgh Observer mentions a "grand demonstration" in favour of the suspended ministers of Strathbogie. "On Sabbath last, Principal M`Farlan officiated for Mr. Walker at Huntly, Principal Haldane at Keith, Dr. Cook at Rhynie, Dr. Hill at Mortlach, Mr. Brewster of Leven at Glass, Mr. Ritchie of St. Boswell's at Marnoek, Mr. Colville of Beith at Botriphnie, and Mr. Liston of Redgorton at Cairnie."
Another action, presenting rather a new feature in the Church ques- tion, has been raised and executed, at the instance of Mr. Thomas Clark,
presentee to the church and united parishes of Lethendy and Kinloch, against the majority of the Presbytery of Dunkeld. It will be recol- lected that, on the 30th March last, the Presbytery of Dunkeld, by a majority of 15 to 3, refused to take Mr. Clark on trials. The three forming the minority were the Reverend Henry Henderson of Kincla- yen, the Reverend Thomas Nelson of Auchtergaven, ministers, and Robert Menzies, banker, Dunkeld, elder ; who gave in a paper stating that they were willing and ready to lake Mr. Clark on trials, and if' found qualified, to admit and receive him minister of the church and parishes of Lethendy and Kinloch, according to law. The present ac- tion has been brought to have it found and declared that the minority are competent to constitute and hold meetings of Presbytery for the purpose of taking Mr. Clark on trials, and if, in their judgment, he be found qualified, to admit and receive him as a minister of the said church and united parishes ; and also for interdict against the majority of the Presbytery obstructing, molesting, or hindering in any way the mi- nority in performing what is styled their statutory duty.—Dundee Warder.
The Presbytery of Paisley are not so hot in the cause against here- tics as their brethren of Glasgow. They lately negatived the motion of Dr. Burns to put the question to Mr. Brewster, whether he had preached at a Chartist church ; adopting instead, a motion by Mr. M`Farlan of Renfrew, to lay the remit of the Presbytery of Glasgow, calling their attention to the subject, on the table till the next ordinary meeting ; in the mean time requesting the Glasgow Presbytery to for- ward all documents before them on the case.
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